Worship Reflections on Isaiah
31 December 2023
The First Sunday of Christmas, Year B Texts: Isaiah 61:10-62: Luke 2:21(22)-40 Theme: My eyes have seen your salvation! IntroductionWelcome, beloved friends and family of faith. The last service for the year. The last Sunday of the year. As we stand on the precipice of a new year, we find ourselves looking back at the year that was, and looking forward to the year that is to come. For me, the birth of Jesus, dear friends, is more than just a historical event.…
Christmas Day 25 December 2023
How to find Hope, Peace, Joy and Love in a weary world Reflection on Hope We need more hope. We need more mercy. We need more justice. If there’s ever a time when people need hope, IT’S NOW! It’s when the world is darkest that hope shines the brightest. The weary world needs hope. We all need hope. But what’s hope? Hope means different things to different people, but hope is more than wishful thinking. But the question arises: Is there any…
10 December 2023
Advent 2 Date: 10.12. 2023 Text: Isaiah 40:1-11 and Mark1:1-8 Title: Comfort and Peace Introduction “Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” (Isaiah 4O:1,2) I don’t know about you but I certainly need the Comfort that God offers to God’s people. The context of these comforting words. The Hebrew people were definitely in need…
3 December 2023
Sunday, December 3, 2023 – 1st Sunday in Advent, Year B Texts: Isaiah 64:1-9Mark 13:24-37 Theme: Naming Where We Are Introduction The relentless war in Ukraine. Unspeakable violence in Israel and Gaza. Blistering wildfires in western Australia. The rising cost of living and homelessness, significant overrepresentation of First Nations people in the criminal justice system and climate change policy and impacts. As we approach our next liturgical season and a new Church year, we find ourselves, once again, in a world that threatens…